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Redmine Filter to the rescue
One thing we like about Redmine and that makes Redmine so powerful and flexible is the use of filters and options for issues or other sections.
Create a Redmine Dashboard for project management
With the Redmine Reporting plugin, creating a project management dashboard is easier than imagined and useful for project managers and team leads.
Repeating Issues using Redmine Automation Plugin
Improve the productivity of your team. Automate Redmine and repeat issues on schedule.
Digital tools in product development
Employees who work both in the office and at home have the advantage, that they don't have to switch between different tools or need to take a great effort to do their work even at home.
Redmine DevOps Plugin: Connect external DevOp Tools with Redmine
Anyone who outsources their activities to various tools knows how difficult it is to continue to manage their team centrally. That's why you use integrations like the DevOps Plugin for Redmine.
Redmine DB Plugin: basic knowledge
Use the Redmine DB plugin to manage project-relevant information in a time-saving way and always keep it up to date. We explain the basics.
Redmine Automation Plugin: common issue use cases
Improve the productivity of your team. Use the Redmine Automation plugin to automate necessary adjustments to tickets.
AlphaNodes Redmine Plugin Update v3.0.2: this changed
Learn what's new with the upcoming plugin release.
AlphaNodes Redmine Plugins: Better Live Search
Get to know the Live Search functionality of our Redmine Plugins.
Redmine Automation: Guide for Admins and Project Managers
Automation can save a lot of time. Before you get started, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Setting up a knowledge base in Redmine using the Redmine Wiki and our Wiki Guide plugin
Provide your employees a How-to-section to get started with your organization's working environment.
Control escalation processes with Redmine Automation Plugin
Escalation in project management is generally a procedural process to report an existing problem to a higher management level.
Frequently asked question and answer about Redmine HRM plugin: how to log employee attendances?
Explore how to keep an eye on the presence of employees in the office or remotely with the HRM plugin and what advantages presence in a work management has.
Redmine Reporting Plugin: Workflow visualization
The Redmine Reporting plugin implements a workflow graph that simplifies the visualization of processes in Redmine.
Frequently asked questions and answers about Redmine Reporting Plugin: How do I keep track of progress?
Discover how to keep track of the progress of a project, subproject or sprint with the help of the Redmine Reporting Plugin.
How to avoid micromanagement in Projects using Redmine HRM Plugin
Micromanagement is time consuming and makes it hard focusing on the project goals.
Save time with Automation: Escalate overdue Issues in Redmine
Waste less time in sending manual escalation emails and use automation. Learn how to escalate overdue issues in Redmine using Redmine Automation Plugin.
Save time with Automation: Auto-Close old Issues in Redmine
Waste less time in manual work and use automation. Learn how to auto-close issues in Redmine using Redmine Automation Plugin.
To automate or not to automate? The question doesn't really arise (anymore)
If you want to maximize your growth potential, you can't avoid automating workflows, processes and other activities.
Redmine Plugins DB, Reporting, HRM, Passwords and Automation v3.0.1 released
For the fourth time this year there is a new version of the commercial AlphaNodes Redmine plugins. Learn what is new.
Redmine Reporting Plugin: Customize system-wide Mermaid Theme
Redmine Reporting Plugin supports Mermaid diagrams and flowcharts by implementing macros. Learn how to influence the visual representation.
Advantages of Redmine Reporting Project Tags
TAGs already help to find information in Redmine more easily. And project TAGs go one step further.
Organize content in Redmine issues and wiki pages with TAGs
Find information in issues and wiki easier with the help of TAGs. This is how it works.
Infographic: Team capacity planning with Redmine HRM Plugin
A study confirms that companies can benefit greatly from planning their employee capacity for innovation and growth.
Getting started with Redmine Dashboards
You can't fix, what you can't see. Start using dashboards to customize Redmine according to your needs. In order to make quick decisions and uncover problems.
What to use the user performance of the Redmine HRM Plugin for
The Redmine HRM Plugins helps to facilitate the daily work of your team and supports HR staff to gain insight into the way a user works.
6 Top Features of AlphaNodes Managed Redmine Hosting for Distributed Teams
Redmine is already suitable in the standard version for distributed teams. With the additional functions of AlphaNodes, collaboration becomes even more effective.
Use Case: Dashboard for agile teams using Redmine
Our commercial plugins come with dashboard support. Learn how agile teams profit from it when using Redmine Reporting Plugin.
AlphaNodes Plugin Updates v3.0 Features
Explore the new features of the newly released plugin version 3.0 for AlphaNodes Plugins Reporting, DB, Passwords and HRM.
Redmine HRM plugin: extended user profile
Get enhanced profiles of your Redmine users using Redmine HRM Plugin and relieve your teams workday.
Introduction: Redmine HRM absence calendar
Paperless absence management can sustainably relieve the workday. Both on the side of the employees and on the side of human resources.
Make overdue issues visible, using Redmine HRM
Redmine is a tool that helps you plan, track and organize your team tasks in one place. Using Redmine HRM as resource management addon it's easier to make overdue issues visible. Even if notifications are turned off.
Dashboard for marketing teams using Redmine
Redmine is a tool that helps you plan, track and organize your marketing tasks in one place. With the dashboard function of the additionals plugin you are as flexible as possible.
Automate as much as possible in Redmine
Using automation tools in Redmine for frequent activities speeds up productivity and makes your team more happier.
Flexible dashboard support for Redmine
The dashboard functionality that is popular in many software products is now also available for Redmine. Our commercial plugins from v3.0 also support the drag & drop functionality as well.
Redmine HRM: Optimize workflows. Increase efficiency
Seamlessly integrated resource planning in Redmine like Redmine HRM Plugin helps to optimize workflows and increase efficiency.
Redmine project list: Advanced Filters of the Reporting Plugin
Redmine's project overview page provides filters for quick access to relevant projects. The Reporting Plugin extends the standard filters many times over. For an even more effective work.
Increase user acceptance in Redmine with colors and symbols
A picture is worth a thousand words. And the right colour gives the statement even more impact. Learn how to bring symbolism and color into your Redmine at the right places.
Features of the AlphaNodes Plugin Updates v2.0.6
Find out what to expect in our newly released plugin version 2.0.6 for the Reporting, DB, Passwords and HRM plugin.
What if there were an early warning system for resource bottlenecks?
Problems in resource planning should not be solved only when they are acute. A tool that detects bottlenecks early on is much less stressful.
3 ways to log attendances in Redmine HRM Plugin
We are going to show you an overview of different ways how to log attendances with Redmine HRM Plugin.
On-Boarding with Redmine. 4 tips for use.
Help new employees quickly find their way around Redmine and your company.
What if you always had full control over your staff resources?
Find out why resource management is important for companies of all sizes. And which mistakes should be avoided especially at the beginning.
Redmine Plugins for Home-Office use
Find out how our plugins support the work of your team in the home office.
Features of the AlphaNodes Plugin Updates v2.0.5
Find out what to expect in our newly released plugin version 2.0.5 for the Reporting, DB, Passwords and HRM plugin.
Employee time tracking and absence management
Learn how the Redmine HRM Plugin helps your employees manage their presence and absence time.
Project overviews of Redmine Reporting Plugin
Learn about the various overviews provided by the Redmine Reporting Plugin for displaying projects.
The Redmine Sprockets problem
Or how to go through addiction hell and back.
Project controlling with Redmine
We show you how to use the counter boxes of the Redmine Reporting Plugin in Redmine to make project events and To Do's visible.
Global application log for Redmine activities
A logbook simplifies the organization of Redmine. Here you can check certain events and be made aware of necessary actions.
Introduction of the Redmine Google Docs macro
Get to know the Redmine Google Docs macro of the Additionals Plugin version 2.0.23.
Introduction of diagrams for custom fields
Learn how to graphically evaluate custom fields from the list format using the Redmine Reporting Plugin.
Managing vacation days in Redmine: Absence calendar setup of Redmine HRM
An alternative to the vacation planning in Excel is the absence management and the absence calendar in Redmine with the Redmine HRM Plugin.
Features of the AlphaNodes Plugin Updates v2.0.4
In November our plugins Reporting, DB, Passwords and HRM has been released in version 2.0.4. Find out what to expect.
Redmine HRM Plugin: Absence calendar
Wall calendars where employees manually enter holidays are a bygone era. Today you manage absences paperless and digitally. This also works with Redmine.
How Redmine HRM improves resource planning
Redmine is the central point of contact for many distributed teams. Learn how the Redmine HRM Plugin gives you better insight into the workload of your employees.
Best Practice: Redmine HRM user types
Find out which permissions the user types of the Redmine HRM Plugin provide your Redmine users - regardless of their role.
Redmine productivity tip: own project and navigation links
Did you know that you can add your own menus with the Redmine HRM Plugin? They are useful for your users and help to increase productivity.
Simple user management with Redmine HRM plugin
Learn which functions the user administration of the Redmine HRM Plugin offers to organize users in an easy-to-use way.
July 2019: AlphaNodes Plugin Updates v2.0.3 available
New versions of our commercial Redmine plugins (Reporting, DB, Passwords and HRM) available. This is new.
Use #tags to organize your projects
#tags are a fantastic way to categorize, prioritize or track your projects. And the great thing about tags is that they are absolutely flexible. So you can use them at your convenience.
Leave management and attendance tracking with Redmine
The Redmine resource management plugin Redmine HRM comes with an integrated and pleasant to use leave management and attendance tracker.
Allow user management in Redmine to non-admin users
Learn how to create, edit or lock users in Redmine by using the Redmine HRM Plugin without accessing the administration area (as non-admin user).
Identify and resolve overwork in project teams
Learn how to use the Redmine HRM Plugin within a project to see which team members are overworked, and how to solve these problems.
Redmine Resource Management: Daily View
Learn all about the detailed daily view of the resource management plugin for Redmine (Redmine HRM Plugin).
3 Ansible Playbooks you should try
Configuration management tools such as Ansible facilitate the entry into automation. And already finished Ansible Playbooks save time.
Professional Redmine Plugins: Feature Updates February 2019
Learn which improvements the new Redmine plugin versions 2.0 offer your project team.
Extended user profile with the professional Redmine Plugin: HRM
Learn how the HRM Plugin reworks a Redmine user account so that all relevant information is available faster.
Characteristics of ineffective project teams
How project managers uncover ineffective teams with the Reporting plugin.
Getting Things Done in Project Management with Redmine
Based on the GTD method in Redmine finally see how to get things done.
How to convince your Boss you need Redmine Reporting to boost your work
Involve colleagues, use comparison to expensive commercial solutions, name some useful reports that provide more insights.
Open Source Project Management Software: Redmine Version 4.0.0 released. That's new.
Redmine 4.0.0 was released on December 9th. Here we inform you about new features and changes of the version.
Make it easier for users to implement macros for the Redmine Wiki
Short introduction: The macro button of the Additionals Plugin for the Wiki Toolbar of Redmine.
Resource planning: from micromanagement to self-management
Those who want to work more efficiently and promote the self-management of their project team must move away from micromanagement.
Check on assigned issues for projects
Short introduction: The report of the reporting plugin, which shows assigned tickets in a project to the project manager.
Average Issue Lifetime in Project Management
Short introduction: The report of the average issue lifetime of the Reporting Plugin for Project Managers.
Redmine Plugin Updates: We're getting better and better
Our developers have once again given everything to release a new version of all our plugins.
My personal Top 5 Features of the Redmine Reporting Plugin
The Reporting Plugin is a useful extension for companies that still have big plans with Redmine.